SMILING THROUGH THE STORM...

 "Smiling Through The Storm"

- Author Unknown

There was a little girl who walked to and from school every day. One day, though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she set out on her daily trek to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and lightning. Her mother was concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school and she herself feared that the electrical storm might harm her child. Following the roar of thunder, lightning, like a flaming sword, was cutting through the sky. Concerned, the mother quickly got into her car and drove along the route to her child's school. As she did so, she saw her little girl walking along, but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and smile at the sky. Another and another flash of lightning followed and with each the little girl would look up at the streak of light and smile. The mother pulled her car up beside the child, and she lowered the window and called to her, "What are you doing? Why do you keep stopping?" The little girl answered, "I am trying to look pretty! God keeps taking my picture."

''May God bless you today as you face any storms that come your way! And don't forget to SMILE!

 YES, IT IS STILL MONDAY... HAS BEEN ALL DAY LONG! ONE OF THE TEACHERS BLEW MY MIND TODAY BY TELLING ME "I THOUGHT IT WAS FRIDAY".. MY MIND WENT TO "UGG, WHAT DAY.. OH, ITS MONDAY!"  IT CAME.. WE DID ALL THAT WE NEEDED TO DO, AND THEN SOME.. AND NOW, ITS NEARLY GONE.. SO ONCE AGAIN.. WE MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER MONDAY (*.*) LOL.. WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK, MAN WAS THE SKY DARK AND THE CLOUDS DARK GRAY TO BLACK.. THEN IT RAINED HARD FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT.. AND THE SKY BRIGHTENED BACK UP!
I AM GLAD TOO.. LOOKED SO MUCH BETTER (*.*)
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YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST OF DAYS.. EVEN IF IT IS RAINING.. THIS SUMMER WHEN IT IS SO HOT AND THE GARDEN IS SOOO DRY, WE WILL

PRAY FOR RAIN.. AND THE WELLS ALWAYS NEEDS RAIN.. AND THE RAIN CAN BE REFRESHING ON A HOT DAY.. AND RELAXING AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS RAINING SO GENTLE.. SO WHY NOT MAKE THE BEST OF IT..

FUNNY THING IS THAT WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK, I REMINDED MY HUSBAND OF A  SPECIAL FRAME I WANTED HIM TO PUT UP IN THE BATHROOM AROUND THE PUZZLE THAT WE HAD WORKED AND HUNG IN THERE WHEN WE RE-DECORATED IT LAST YEAR.. HE SAID... "I'LL GET RIGHT ON THAT" (SO, I FIGURED "TOMORROW MAYBE") BUT JUST A LITTLE LATER WHEN I WENT INTO THE RESTROOM... AH, HE HAD DONE IT TODAY BEFORE I EVEN MENTIONED IT.. HOW COOL WAS THAT? FUNNY THING IS.. THAT THE BATHROOM IS ACTUALLY MORE THE COLOR OF THIS FONT THAN IT

SEEMS TO BE IN THE PICTURE.. GUESS ITS ALL IN THE LIGHTING.. BUT, WHEN YOU GO IN THERE.. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS BABY OR SKY BLUE! AND I LIKE IT BETTER TOO (*.*)

ALSO, WE (WITH THE HELP OF THE LOCAL YARD SALE PAGES) GAVE "KING" AWAY TODAY.. TO WHAT I THINK WILL MAKE HIM A GOOD HOME.. I HOPE AND PRAY SO ANYWAY..

I ALSO RAN THIS AD ON THOSE YARD SALE PAGES.. (TODAY, SINCE IT WAS RAINY AND WE DIDN'T GO OUTSIDE MUCH)

FOR SALE, FRESH, FREE RANGE CHICKEN EGGS FOR $2.00 PER DOZEN.. CALL NORMAN @ 747-3015

AND AN AD ABOUT HIS TRUCK LINER THAT HES WANTING TO SELL..


SO, EVEN IN THE RAIN.. WE GOT A FEW THINGS DONE AND ARE THANKFUL!

PRAYING FOR MRS TERRY... PRAYING ALWAYS FOR LITTLE EVAN, AND ESPECIALLY TODAY SINCE HE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ONCE AGAIN.. AND WE ARE PRAYING FOR ALL THE CHILDREN WITH EB OR ANY OTHER DREADFUL DISEASES, AND THEIR FAMILIES...PRAYING GOD BLESS AND HEAL THEM PLEASE AND THANK YOU.. PRAYING FOR EVERYONE WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS.. PRAYING FOR OUR COUNTRY THAT GOD WILL BLESS AND GUIDE OUR LEADERS TO DO WHAT HE KNOWS IS BEST AND RIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY.. PRAYING FOR OUR SOLDIERS, THAT THEY WILL ALL SOON BE BACK HOME SAFELY WITH JOBS TO COME HOME TO AND FOR COMFORT AND INNER PEACE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES...PRAYING FOR ALL THE "UNSPOKEN PRAYERS" FOR EACH OF YOU AND ASKING THAT YOU'LL PRAY FOR OURS TOO AND THANKING YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.. SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR EACH OF MY CO-WORKERS HELP US LORD TO ALL BE CLOSE, CARING AND HELPFUL TO EACH OTHER, PLEASE BE WITH THE KIDS AND HELP THEM TO CALM DOWN. THANK YOU FOR SENDING SOMEONE TO HELP KEEP THEM "IN LINE AND TEACH THEM SOME RESPECT".. PRAYING FOR EVERYONE LOOKING FOR JOBS, PLEASE LORD HELP THEM ALL TO FIND A DECENT JOB, SUITABLE FOR THEM... PRAYING FOR BETTY JO, TIMMY, AND KRISTIN, PRAYING THAT THEY WILL FIND INNER PEACE AND HAPPINESS!...  PRAYING FOR HAPPINESS, REST, LOVE, AND GOOD HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR JENNA .. PRAYING FOR CHRIS, AT HIS NEW JOB AND THAT HE WILL LIKE IT AND THEY REALLY LIKE HIM AND IT BECOME A LONG TERM 'LOCAL' JOB, AND FOR HIS TOTAL SAFETY.. PRAYING FOR JEFF THAT HE WILL HAVE HAPPINESS AT WORK, AND A GREAT BIG RAISE, AND FIND TRUE LOVE AND HAPPINESS IN HIS LIFE... UNSPOKEN PRAYERS FOR NORMAN J. AND HIS FAMILY, LEISA ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW..LORD YOU KNOW THE NEEDS... PRAYING FOR SPECIAL GUIDANCE IN MANY THINGS "UNSPOKEN" AND INNER PEACE ... PRAYING FOR NORMAN JR, THAT A SPECIAL JOB, TO HIS INTEREST WILL COME HIS WAY (AND THAT HE WILL BE HAPPY WITH IT, AND IT BE HEALTHY FOR HIM)... AND AS USUAL AND ALWAYS, GIVING GOD THE THANKS, PRAISE, HONOR, AND GLORY IN ALL THINGS IN JESUS HOLY NAME, AMEN!